Recoil reducer for double barreled shotguns



1957 R. F. O'CONNELL 2,808,763

RECOIL REDUCER FOR DOUBLE BARREL-ED SHO'I'GUNS 7 Filed Sept. 2. 1955 w -i552=fii= FE -.5 w- #32 30 25 55 ii I7 25 INVENTOR. f

2 HTTORNEY a .RHYMo/m' E OCa/v/vELL RECOIL REDUCER FOR DOUBLE BARRELED SHOTGUNS Raymond F. OConnell, Hamden, Conn. Application September 2, 1955, Serial No. 532,290

1 Claim. (Cl. 89-14) terferes greatly with the accuracy of the flight of the shot,

while the recoil or kick of the barrels tends to throw the muzzle of the gun 011 the line, of sight, and also causes discomfort to the sportsman due to the shock of the recoil. This results in inaccuracy of the firing of the gun, and tends to materially hamper the firing of a second round immediately after the first. V

One object of the present invention is to provide a device of the above nature which will reduce the dispersion of shots and produce a better pattern of the pellets leaving the muzzles of the'gun.

A further object is to provide a device of the above nature which will reduce muzzle jump and recoil against the operators shoulder, thus avoiding fatigue and making better scores possible.

A further object is to provide a recoil reducer of the above nature which will be simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, easy to install and manipulate, compact, ornamental in appearance and very efi'icient and durable in use.

With these and other objects in view, there has been illustrated on the accompanying drawing, one form in which the invention may conveniently be embodied in practice.

In the drawing,

Fig. 1 represents a side view of an over and under shotgun having the improved recoil reducer assembled upon the muzzles of the two gun barrels.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary side view of the muzzle end of the gun barrels and recoil reducer, shown on a larger scale.

Fig. 3 is an end view of the same.

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same, taken along the line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a rear view of the recoil reducer.

Fig. 6 is a top plan view, on a smaller scale, of the recoil reducer shown by itself.

Fig. 7 is a bottom view of the same.

The present invention relates to an effective recoil reducer for an over and under or side byside double barrel shotgun. The recoil reducer may be custom fitted upon the shotgun muzzles without in any way disturbing the front sight. It may also be made to fit gun barrels which are not joined by a longitudinal rib, such as the Remington and the Marlin, as well as those which are so joined, such as the Browning.

In experiments with the improved recoil reducer on several hundred shells of different guns on an indoor range, it was found that pellet distribution was six and one half percent better than without said recoil reducer.

It was also found that muzzle jump was almost completely eliminated and shoulder recoil greatly lessened. Moreover, there was no appreciable increase in muzzle nite States Patent blast, nor were the fumes and smoke sprayed apart to annoy nearby shooters standing downwind.

Referring now to the drawings, in which like reference numerals denote corresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral 10 indicates generally an over and under double barrelled shotgun having a stock 11, an upper barrel 12 and a lower barrel 13. The upper barrel 12 is provided with a standard sight 14, and the shotgun has also the usual trigger 15 in the intermediate part thereof.

The recoil reducer of the present invention is indicated generally by the numeral 16, and comprises a horizontal rear upper channel 17 having a top slot 17a to embrace the sight 14, and a horizontal rear bottom channel 18, which channels are connected integrally with a reduced forward top channel 19 and a reduced forward bottom channel 20.

The recoil reducer 16 flat vertical sides 21, 22, a convex top 23, and a convex bottom 24. The reducer 16 also has four sets of open curved louvres 25, 26 for permitting the escape of the powder gases after the firing of the gun. Provision is also made of two pairs of short rear louvers 38, 39 in the fiat sides 21, 22 between the louvers 25, 26 and the set screws 29, 30.

In order to secure the recoil reducer 16 to the muzzles of the two barrels of the gun 10, a pair of screw holes 27, 28 are provided on the opposite vertical flat sides 21, 22 of said recoil reducer, for receiving a pair of set screws 29, 35) of the Allen type. These set screws 29, 30 are secured in place by a pair of lock nuts 29a, 30a.

At the top and bottom of the reduced forward channel sections 19 and 26 of the recoil reducer 16, provision is made of a rib 31 and a rib 32, respectively joined to the louvers 25, 26.

Provision is also made of a pair of side ribs 34, 35 at the central portions of the flat sides 21, 22 of said'recoil reducer 16, which ribs are integrally joined together by a central forward partition 33 which completes the circumference of the forward reduced chanels 19, Zll of the recoil reducer 16 in such a manner that the bores of the barrels 12 and 13 will be substantially continuous. Preferably the bores of the reduced channels 1% and 21) will be made slightly larger in diameter than the muzzle bores of the upper and lower gun barrels 12 and 13.

Operation To install the recoil reducer 16, it will be pushed over the ends of the gun barrels 12 and 13 until their forward ends are engaged by the shoulders 36, 37 (Figs. 2 and 4) formed between the upper channels 17 and 19 and the lower channels 18 and 20 of said recoil reducers in or der to properly position it on the gun.

One advantage of the present invention is that no change is necessary to the gun, as the recoil reducer 16 may be quickly attached thereto and detached therefrom, whenever desired.

A further advantage of the recoil reducer is not visible to the shooter during firing unless the gun is canted.

While there has been disclosed in this specification one form in which the invention may be embodied, it is to be understood that this form is to be shown for the purpose of illustration only and that the invention is not limited to the specific disclosure, but may be modified and embodied in various other equivalent forms without departing from its spirit. In short, the invention includes all the modifications and embodiments coming within the scope of the following claim.

Having thus fully described the invention what is claimed as new and for which it is desired to secure Letters Patent is:

In a recoil reducer for an over and under double barreled shotgun, a body member having a pair of horizontal the present invention is that top and bottom cylindrical channels at the rear thereof for fitting over the muzzles of the barrels of said shotgun, a pair of smaller reduced cylindrical channels at the forward portion of said body member communicating with said rear channels said body member havinga pair of fiat sides joinedby top and bottom convex portions, said. sides and convex; portions having open louvers to permit the escape of the, powder gases from the muzzles of the two barrels of said shotgun, said louvers being connected together at their top and bottom portions andat the mid-portions of, said fiat sides by two pairs of longitudinal ribs, the forward reduced channels of said body member being joined by an integral interior cross rib, the rear portions of said flat sides being provided with References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 618,901 Peterson Feb. 7, 1899 785,975 McClean Mar. 28, 1905 927,573 Michaud July 13, 1909 2,629,958 Roper et al. Mar. 8, 1953 

